Improvement in coverings for the head



NITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS S. LAMBERT,VOF PEEKSKILL, ASSIGNOR TO JUSTUS O. WOOD, OF SOUTHFIELD, NEW' YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN COVERINGS FOR THE HEAD.

Specificatie-n forming part of Letters Patent No. 410,3@ '2, dated October 20, 1863.

T0 all whom t may concern.:

Beit known that I, THOS. S. LAMBERT, of Peekskill, Vestchester county, New York State,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Coverings for the Head; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in giving to the smoker or any other person who wishes to light a match, especially when the Wind blows, the facility of doing so with ease and certainty by merely rubbing the match within his hat upon the prepared surface, or

as attached to any other part of wearing-apparel.

To enable those skilled in the requisite arts to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

Any hat or cap or garment may be taken, and to that portion of its. inner surface that is judged best adapted a solution of strong glueis to be applied-a thin solution is the better-and upon this a light coat of iine sand is to be sprinkled. No more glue is to be applied than is sufficient to barely cover the surface, and no more sand than is necessary to roughen it when dry. A tine sharp sand is the best, If too much glue or sand is used, it will be apt to render the surface uneven and ineffective.

Other adhesive substances beside glue may be used in its stead, and other material than sand to produce a like effect. It may also be rubbed into the material composing the body or the lining of the hat, cap, or garment in such quantities as to roughen and stiffen the surfaces to which it is applied. The first-described method seems to be generally the sirnplest and the best.

One ofthe best places to apply the sand or other like material is upon the side ofthe hat or cap immediately under and against the sweat-leather lining, as there it will not be subject to observations, and it will be very convenient for use.- A represents it thus applied in Figure l.

The sand may also be applied to paper, cloth, or other similar material,which may be inserted in the hat as a lining, or in addition to the lining and under it, as at B, which represents a piece of sand-paper placed between the sweat-leather and the body of the hat. Such au addition may be either fastened in its place by a stitch or two, or by gum, or by a pin or hook, or it\may be simply inserted, its own roughness being sufcient generally to keep it in place in the hat. An opening may be left in the upper lining of a hat and the sand-paper placed behind it, so that through the opening in the lining the match can be readily pressed against the rough surface, and if the lining is made full the surface would not show except when in use. The lining of the top of the hat may also be more or less roughened, and if it is done with variegated materials-such as we frequently see painters use-a beautiful nish would be given to the convenient and improved hat. The simplest and best way seems to be to insert a piece of ordinary ne sand-paper between the sweatleather and the body, the sand-paper being about the width of the sweat-leather and four inches longand inserted under the leather at the sides.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The application within, a covering for the head, or to any part of Wearing-apparel, of sand-paper or its equivalent, substantiallyas and for the purposes described.

THos. s. LAMBERT.

Witnesses:

EDWARD BEBE, E. EVANS, Jr. 

